Warning: Contains spoilers for Wolverine: Revenge #2
After asteroid M Magneto fell to Earth, frying virtually every energy source around the world, Wolverine proves that he will do anything to take revenge on those who turned an already tragic event into a bloodbath. To track them down, he needs information, and the key to this is the legendary helmet of a deceased villain. Logan adopts Magneto’s most recognizable anti-psychic defense, reusing it for his own revenge.
IN Wolverine: Revenge #2Directed by Jonathan Hickman and Greg Capullo, Logan moves forward in search of the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants who murdered Captain America and Bucky Barnes in cold blood, condemning millions of people in the West to their deaths. Together with Forge, he finds one answer to his problem: Magneto’s helmet. Since the Mastermind acts as the mastermind behind some members of the Brotherhood, Logan needs powerful psychic defenses to reach him. No one put more energy into perfecting telepathic barriers than Magneto. After several adjustments, Logan uses the helmet and ironically continues to make it a tool of revenge, just like its creator.
Wolverine uses Magneto’s helmet to destroy the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants
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Wolverine’s idea of ​​unearthing Magneto’s helmet is brilliant. Mastermind is probably one of the most powerful psychics left alive, and Eric has spent years perfecting this equipment to prevent Charles Xavier (and other telepathic X-Men mutants) from accessing his mind. The helmet surviving Magneto’s Asteroid M crash virtually unscathed makes it even more ideal for Logan’s purposes. He is able to carry out a brutal attack, return Mastermind’s severed head to the Forge and obtain the information he needs. In a sense, the helmet continues to perform one of its primary functions: revenge.
There are a few obvious differences between Wolverine’s and Magneto’s intentions: they are both primarily focused on making others pay. Wolverine: RevengeThe action takes place at a time when Magneto is still at the peak of his evil deeds and is obsessed with the idea of ​​destroying people. This theme continues with Logan. He saw the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants, including his former friend Colossus, brutally murder other heroes and refuse to do anything to help the people suffering in the West after the powerful EMP caused by the crash of Asteroid M. Wolverine has made revenge his sole reason to continue – and in some ways, it’s more extreme than even Magneto ever managed.
Magneto’s Helmet Signifies Wolverine’s Dark Path
While Magneto’s helmet served its purpose and allowed Wolverine to thwart Mastermind’s telepathic abilities, it is also a testament to how twisted his path becomes. Forge and Dani Moonstar are still searching for ways to act as heroes and restore part of the world, while Logan insists that revenge is all he has left. He may not direct his rage at humanity as Magneto often did, but it is the primary guiding force and he cannot separate himself from it. Wolverine the dark path of revenge makes it worthy Magneto helmet, but it costs him his heroic side.
Wolverine: Revenge #2 available now from Marvel Comics.